"When I think of all the fools I've been, it's a wonder that I've sailed this many miles." -Guy Clark

Thursday, June 5, 2025

day four - heavy rain



Rains begin early morning.  Strong wind at times,  I think about Angel, the canvas woman who made my boom tent, and in my mind I thank her.

Hot chocolate with breakfast, hot tea mid morning.  Thunder comes and goes.



I read, relax, stay warm and dry in my drysuit.  I wear the drysuit not because the tent is leaking, but because with the wind and heavy rains moisture is everywhere.

I catch up on the logbook.  A little before noon the heavy rains stop.  A few straggling thunderstorms pass nearby.

Sunny mid-afternoon, open up the boom tent.

Evening.  Boom tent back in place.  Dinner.  Climb into the sleeping bag with flashes of lightning all around.



 

2 comments:

Rob Kunzig said...

Every so often it is time, time to say thank you. Very Inspirational, very teasing, beckoning my soul to get out and test myself in your way - no schedule, no need for societal norm desires - true freedom. Can I do it, alone, stuck with weather limits and be a peace? I hope I get the chance (once retired) to find out. Thanks for helping me wonder and dream Steve

Steve said...

Thanks, Rob, for the nice comment. I really do this log for myself, figuring someday that I will be sitting in the rocking chair and remembering these sails. If anyone finds something here that benefits them, then I am glad for that. Steve